Button loop



1.930. J. SALISBURY 1,775,096.

BUTTON LOOP Filed June' 28, 1929 JESSLJF EALIEELJFKY Patented Sept. ,9, 1930 stares earner QFF1E- JESSUP SALISBURY, OF I-IAMDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN BUCKLE COMPANY, OF WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPOBATION OF CONNECTICUT BUTTON LOOP Application filed June 28,

This invention relates to button loops having'multiple means to connect a single strap with spaced buttons carried by a garment intended to be supported by the strap.

The object of the invention is to provide a double button loop with laterally yieldable restricted entrances to the retaining loops, a side portion of each entrance yieldingly cooperating With a side portion of the other entrance.

The invention consists in the novel constructions, to be hereinafter described or claimed, for carrying out the above stated object and such other objects as may hereinafter appear.

- The character of the invention may be best understood by reference to one illustrative device embodying the invention and illustrated by the figures in the accompanying drawing of which the Figure 1 is an eleva tion of a double button loop illustrated in normal condition; and the Figure 2 is a similar elevation but illustrating the double loop in expanded condition.

The device, as illustrated, is a double button loop for connecting suspender strap to two buttons properly spaced apart and provided by a garment, or the like, and comprises the two button receiving loops 1 and 2 and the two button retaining loops 3 and 4:, each of the receiving loops being associated in axial alignment with a retainin loop having an expansible restricted entrance. The double button loop is preferably formed of a single piece of resilient wire of which a middle portion is bent to form the separating loop 5 either side of which provides an inner side arm 6 of a button loop, and the remaining end portions Hand 15 of the wire are overlapped in cross relation and bent to form the retaining loops 3 and 4 and the outer side arms 7 of the button loops 1 and 2, the wire extremities beingprovided with the eyes 8 adapted for a sliding pivotal connection with the bar portions 9 of a suspension loop, slide buckle, or the like. Each button loop 1 and 2 is provided with a yieldable restricted opening 10 through which communication is, had between each of the axially aligned loops 1 and 3, and 2 and 4, respectively. A portion 1929. Serial Nb. 374,395.

of the overlapped'wireis enclosed within the ferrule'covering 11 to permit a relative longitudinal movement of the enclosed overlapped wire without ration. I

As the spaced buttons having the shanks 12 and 13, illustrated in cross section by the Figure 1, are received within the loops 1 and the possibility of bodily sepa '2, respectively, a downwardly directed force applied to these shanks will cause each to act as a cam to operate and expand a restricted opening, as illustrated by the Figure 2, to permit the passing of each shank into a retaining loop. As this-expansiontakes place, the oscillating'movements of the outer side 'arms 7, which in ordinary constructions of from the extended wire connection of each base portion with the farthermost inner side arm 6 which is drawn, together with the connected side arm 7, to a laterally moved position that cooperates with the bodily movement of the base of the other button loop to expand the normally restricted openings in both button loops to make easy the simultaneous passage of both button shanks from one loop to the other of their respective button loops. The extremities illustrated as terminating in the eyes 8, if desired, may be made to abut and secured together by Welding or in any other manner; for the invention is not limited to any specific form of construction and the details of the device as illustrated and explained may be varied to produce the novel features herein claimed and to advantageously combine such a double button loop in connection with other elements adapted to be employed in garment supporters.

I claim:

1. A double button loop having associated button loops relatively spaced by means of a separating loop, the double loop comprising a resilient wire a middle portion of which is outer sides provide the inner sides of the asso- V bent to form the separating loop of which the outer sides provide the inner sides of the associated loops, the wire extremities being returned inwardly and overlapped and each further bent to form the base and outer side of the opposite button loop.

2. A double button loop having associated button loops relatively spaced by means of a separating loop, the double loop comprising a resilient wirea middle portion of which is bent to form the separatingloop of which the ciated loops, the wire extremities being returned inwardly and overlapped and each further bent to form the base and outer side of the opposite button loop, portions of the overlapped wires being secured together to,

' permit only a relative movement in the plane 'mally yieldable.

of the button loop.

3. A double button loop having associated button loops relatively spaced by means of a separating loop, the double loop comprising a single piece ofiresilient wire the middle portion ofwhioh is bent to form a separating loop of which the outer sides provide the inner sides of the associated'loops'including an intermediate shoulder, the wire extremities being returned inwardly and overlapped and'each further bentto form the base and outer side of the oppositely positioned associated button loop including an intermediate shoulder opposing the other shoulder to provide the associated button loops-With norcontracted throats co-operatin'gly JESSUP SALISBURY. 

